Shree Maa Kamakhya Temple

संत एवं परम्परा

• Maharishi Vasishtha — traditionally regarded as the adi-rishi of Kamakhya upasana
• Koch king Viswasingha (1515-1540) — founder of the Koch dynasty; rediscoverer of the temple remains on Nilachal Hill and initiator of the worship revival
• Koch king Naranarayana (1540-1587) — son of Viswasingha; ruler at the time of the 1565 reconstruction; construction supervised by his brother Chilarai; founder of the Nilachal style
• Chilarai — brother and general of Naranarayana; direct supervisor of the 1565 temple construction
• The Ahom dynasty — after the Koch reconstruction, expanded the complex while carefully preserving the earlier Koch remains

ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम

1. 8008th-9th century — archaeological evidence of the earliest structural temple-building at the Kamakhya site — Wikipedia Kamakhya Temple
2. 110011th-12th century — principal period of the stone temple's construction; the 1565 reconstruction is built upon the remains of this era — Wikipedia Kamakhya Temple
3. 15651565 CE — present temple's reconstruction completed under the reign of Koch king Naranarayana (1540-1587); construction supervised by his brother Chilarai; the rediscovery of the temple remains and revival of worship had earlier been initiated by his father King Viswasingha (1515-1540); birth of the distinctive 'Nilachal style' (Indian Nagara + Mughal Saracenic); beehive-like shikhara — Wikipedia Kamakhya Temple + Government of Assam Kamrup Metropolitan
4. 170017th-18th century — further construction over the Koch temple by the Ahom dynasty; preservation of earlier Koch remains — Inheritage Foundation + Namakoti